CONTENTS Foreword. Don C. Seite xi I. Breaking Into the Game 1 II. I Become a Lion Trainer 33 III. In Winter Quarters 57 IV. Wandering by River, Land, and Sea 75 V. The Elephant People 112 VI. Followers, Freaks, And Fakers 146 VII. Escapes, Recaptures, and Monkey Tricks 179 VIII. Some Incidents by the Way 212 IX. "Hey! Rube!" and the Clown 233 X. Great Britain and the Continent 251 XI. Barnum — Bailey — Cole 290 XII. L'Envoie 308 ILLUSTRATIONS George Conklin And His Baby Elephant Frontspiece Pogey O'Brien Facing p. 24 Group of Freaks. Moss-haired Girl in the Center 164 Old-Time Circus Train 218 Some of the Led-Stock 218 Digitized by Google.

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